End of child benefit

DCFC79

Just a few questions OP, have your daughter checked sainsburys and asda websites for jobs, the local paper, check the job vacancy board in tesco and morrisons if they have 1. Asked in local cafes, bars, restaurants for any work.

BrettMorganxD

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

But you've only just started a part time job in care and then you're going to be struggling financially doing an unfunded Access course to enable you to follow your chosen career. Whilst I'm happy that you're getting your life together, it's hardly a recommendation for someone to drop out of education early!

17 year olds can only claim JSA if estranged from their parent(s) which isn't the case here.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/YoungPeople/Money/FinancialHelpForYoungPeople/DG_10027506

It is a full-time job, 35 hours a week. And I have worked in care since I was 17.

LL30

ManicMum wrote: »

LL30 - where is your brother's company? I am highly IT literate. Have quals!!! Can I do the job remotely? LOL.

So McDonald's are pursuing this ridiculous computer based questioning too? Asda do this and twice I have failed to get past that stage. I know - some people will say it is because I am not suited to that type of work. I disagree. It may not be my life's ambition but it would suit me for a few years at the moment, as have small children. I am polite, friendly, intelligent - what more do they want? Yet often I get served by surly, indifferent assistants. The other day one was talking to another woman about the trip my son was on at the shop with his Beaver group and called them 'f-ing reprobates' in front of me, when she could only have known I was a shopper. Yet, people like this are passing the computer test. Hmm, maybe it needs a bit of tweaking!!

He seems to be all over, but mainly up North...often Gibraltar for no reason that I can fathom! It's WH bookies...can I say the name on here? No idea, I'm sure you can work it out

Have to say, I absolutely agree about care work, you have to be the right sort of person to do it properly and I have tremendous admiration for those who do it (well). I have decided that I'm not going to apply for care work, although I know I could do it, I don't think it would be fair on those who I am caring for if I were to 'gag' whilst helping them with their personal care. I gag at my daughter's nappies, fortunately she finds it amusing...I've done some work with people helping them to organise their personal budgets for care, and I was amazed at some of the things the carers had to do. I take my hats off to you

sunnyone

BrettMorganxD wrote: »

It is a full-time job, 35 hours a week. And I have worked in care since I was 17.

Yes your long.......................... career.

QuackQuackOops

A lot of the time when you hear the words "there are no jobs", what is actually meant is "There are no jobs that I fancy applying for", thats the problem we have in this country with a lot of people. Work shy and the majority of school leavers or youngsters wouldn't dream of working in cleaning or care work. Not good for the status.

Katinkka

There's always care jobs but many people seem to consider themselves above this line of work. Personally, I found it very rewarding. Has she considered this?

My dad supported me when I was out of work but he took me to job centre every day. Soon got a job, but I appreciate it's different now.

Lady_gaga

Katinkka wrote: »

There's always care jobs but many people seem to consider themselves above this line of work. Personally, I found it very rewarding. Has she considered this?

My dad supported me when I was out of work but he took me to job centre every day. Soon got a job, but I appreciate it's different now.

I'm not sure it's that people think there above it but I think it takes a certain kind of person to be able to be a carer and do it well, I couldn't do it and I take my hat off to those who can and do.

It's not the kind of job you should take just because it's a job otherwise you could end up resenting those your meant to be caring for and god only knows what that could lead to.

Oldernotwiser

BrettMorganxD wrote: »

It is a full-time job, 35 hours a week. And I have worked in care since I was 17.

But you've been working part time for a year so the FT job is very recent and you're only 19 now!

BrettMorganxD

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

But you've been working part time for a year so the FT job is very recent and you're only 19 now!

Yeah thats right.

22 hours a week for a year. Now 35 as of last week.

samwich1979

QuackQuackOops wrote: »

A lot of the time when you hear the words "there are no jobs", what is actually meant is "There are no jobs that I fancy applying for", thats the problem we have in this country with a lot of people. Work shy and the majority of school leavers or youngsters wouldn't dream of working in cleaning or care work. Not good for the status.

OH MY GOD!
If my husband saw this comment he would hit the roof!
He has been a Retail Security Officer/Door Person for over 7 years but due to lack of jobs, he ended up taking on 2 part time cleaning jobs, which is something he had never done before.
In january this year both of these contracts ended due to the companies not wanting cleaners anymore and he has been unemployed since and this is not because THERE ARE NO JOBS HE FANCIES APPLYING FOR, it is because THERE ARE NO JOBS! and what he does apply for on a daily basis he never gets anything back or rejections.

So please refrain from stating things you clearly know NOTHING about.